The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-30

''ihe town OF Florence, by vote
(nnani@lous) OF 4 taxpayers nleat!ng
and OF its town council, has pledge
itself 10 provide the jail and courthoust
free of expense to the new county, aIt
at the cost OF the town, provided they
be located in Florence; and by reques
OF the town council, bill IS pending IL
the Legislature to authorize the town tc
issue bonds and Levy taxes for the pur
posH. This will start the new county
free Of dent The town OF Florence is
fee Of debt, and il & healthy fina2cia
sittuation-and tic sane remark Is seui,l
" applicable to ttie co!,r:ies Of Marion,
DauGD S5on and Williamsburg. ,;he
!&Xes CO :2;e Territory PROPOSE: % be ii.
clutlet, a the new coan1y VIII amply
support It's county government without
the necessity Of increase over the best
rate in any Of the old ones, nor will The
old coul ties after separation be com.
PEELED to 'aise their rates in order 10 gel
along. The saving in their immense
mileage bills will aburdar tly compensate
for all difference in receipts. Florence
(as an inducement 70 locate has ex.
empted from municipal taxation the ex.
tensire ard costly machine shops of the
Atlantic Coast Line, which, nevertheless,
pay the State and colat: ,aXss.'
They also urge that :'i-rge tracts Of
untapped forest lands exist IL the ex,
treme parts OF West Marion ard North
Williamsburg, which VIII be Developed
by the impetus derived from & new
county seat, advantageously located,
and the rise in values viii be followed
by heavier tax receipts; while the rise in
values in Florence, from natural growth
OF the toWr, accelerated as it will be, il
made g county capital, VII also add
heavy and ever Increasing sums to the
treasury OF the county
TEE T2aXaTI0N OF DoGs.
Considerable debate arose in the
House, WHEN Mr.. Hoczer, OF Lexing ton,
called 1,2 his bill 70 tax dogs This oil
provided 3 license tax Of 81 per yeac 70
be paid by the owner q every dog II the
State The tax Sc be applied 10 the use
OF the free schools. 1Ir. Boozer male a
strong speech in support OF his bill,
i sho;sing That the dogs Il this State cost
the people over 5000, 600 Per a1nana.
The bill, said he, did not contemplate
the anIihi,at;op Of the canine rach; it
simply proposed Is make the owners
pay for the privilege Of owning them.
Mr. Boozcr urges particularly that tilose
aho hunted pa-t:itges, aa@ deer, and
doves, aGt: opoSS,lms could very well
! afford to ,t.r .0Y EiIL,;r t;atS
MI Seeaers, CT A;u!l;anl, also ad@o-
Gated the bill Ii jhe people oi the State
would raise more boGs AID sheep and
fewer dogs, 5:lero vor'l3 5000 &c an in
crease i, is prosperity.
Mr. Daven :,art, OF GGeole3l3, said
Stat g man ~ho couldn't raise dogs and
hogs, TOO, must be . mighty poor nan.
He had himself raised mere children
than any man in this House and he had
seven hcrG2 dogs, hall 2cS to a
child. He also hsd plenty Of hogs.
An hour Was cons;:me3 il the discus
sion, after which the Dill was indefinitely
postponed, IS to 36.
T1NKERING AT TIE ELECTION Law.
! At the last session, Miller, the likely
nul&ito who in pac5 represents the
Eegro-ridden county o: beaufort. ;rtvo-
aE1ccd q bii! TO amend the election law
LIS oojectiye point being She abolition
os tue ighs-bo1-laE.' He called up
his Dill on Wednesday morning. Iuue-
d;ately his colleague Washington moved
! to strike out the enacting words-a mo-
ton which enabled Miller to make a
sercne speech. explaining the pprpor5 OF
las bill, the effect Of which would be to
tuEn the State over again body and scal
TO tae Republican party, which ruled it
so successfully from 1868 TO 1876. Mil
ier mentioned Incidentally in tie course
! OF his remarks that the 'sgraud old pac-
y" was Geaa, and wonld coyvr again
raise It's head IN this State; L statement
Which was received by the House With
e good many grains OF salt Miller
finished his oration and motion vas
speedily made and adopted to indefinite
! II postpone the bill. Yes 95, nays 5.
All the colored Democrats votei with
: the majority.
Mr.. Alarich's bill to amend Section 50
! OF the General Statutes was next reached
ard passed. 1t diSquaIides from voting
i s'persons kept II any almshouse or
asylum, OF OF l2sound MIND, or confined
il any public prison, or Eho shall Lave
been convicted OF 5ca2soD, murder, bur
glary, larceny, r@siury, forgery oc other
infamous crime, OF GueliinG.
Another OF Milier's amendments was
next indefinitely postponed, VIZ: 4 bin
to amend the Genera! Statutes relatiDg 6
to tie qualification and registration OF
voters. Miller consumed about "a hour
and h2f Of the time OF The House in
tae eX-rcise Of his constitutional right TO
speak. and to demand the yeas and nays.
He was soon sa&isied-with the yeas and
nays, il moi with their relative uumber.
TIE STATE UNIVERSITY.
The Trustees Of the University have
formulated IN 4 h;il their plan 10 raise
tlc standard Of tie South Caroiiua Col.
icgc, to reoTganize is several DEPART
ments, aud 10 increase is efficiency.
The bill has already been introduced.
The Trustees are also s3>kiDg tc
mature scheme to procure !, farm OF
one hundred acres in CT near Columbia
10 he under ti,e management Q; Tx
Agricul ul:aY&l Department 6 tie lnstitu
ton.
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Hon. Z. 3. Murray has Introduced III ;ht
'Spn1. :: ;:ili ~ Grcrgn;Ze 30 State ! T:;